Contracts of employment (written particulars)
Employment contracts contain the general terms and conditions of employment.
This includes information on your:
- annual leave allowance
- sickness absence allowance
- notice period
If you have received a single document, the general terms and conditions of employment will be shown as Part 2 of your contract.
- Grades D to J (PDF, 161KB)
- Grades D to J for Place Services (PDF, 161KB)
- Grades A to C (PDF, 166KB)
- Chief Executive
- Bands 1 to 9 Local Pay terms (prior to Essex Pay, or if exempt from Essex Pay) (PDF, 164KB)
- Grades D to J sessional employees (standard terms) (PDF, 171KB)
- Centrally employed teachers (PDF, 131 KB)
- Centrally employed teachers (leadership/advanced skills) (PDF, 127KB)
- Essex Music Services tutors (PDF, 129KB)
- Soulbury (PDF, 145 KB)
- Youth and community workers (PDF, 137 KB)
Specific information relating to your employment, such as your pay, grade, starting date, hours and place of work, is found either in Part 1 of your contract letter (new style) or in your separate appointment letter (old style).
Code of conduct
The code of conduct is the set of standards which everyone who works for the council is expected to follow.
You should be sure you have read and behave according to the principles set out in our code of conduct.
Continuity of employment
Qualification for many statutory employment rights depends on being continuously employed under a contract with the same employer for a certain length of time.
For local government employees, legislation (the Modification Order) and nationally negotiated conditions of service mean that for some rights such as redundancy, holiday, and contractual maternity pay, service with other local authorities and certain related bodies also counts as continuous employment.
Take a look at the Continuity of employment policy (PDF, 164KB) for more information.
For more information on the Modification Order please see the local government association website.
Working outside of the council (outside interests)
An outside interest is when you undertake additional work or any type of self-employment whether paid, unpaid or voluntary, for example:
- running your own business
- acting as an advisor
- working a second job
Prior to starting any outside interest, you must submit a declaration of interest (DOI) form and obtain permission from your line manager. The only exception to this is if you already have the outside interest prior to commencing employment with Essex County Council, when instead you must declare this on your application form.
You are not permitted to undertake any outside interest if combined with your Essex County Council job you exceed working hours of 48 hours of work per week on average.
Refer to the Conflicts of interest policy (DOCX, 75KB) for further information.